Mausoleum



Aug- 26, 1930A p. M. ROTHENBERGER 1,773,864

MAUsoLEUM original Filed April 18, 1928 3 sheets-sheet 1 3 Sheets-Sheet2 Aug. 26, 1930. D. M. RoTHxjNBERGl-:R

MAUSOLEUM original Fiied April 18, 1928 aud: nu*

Patented ug. 26, QS Y DANIEL M. ROTHENBERGER,

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'i Thev invention relates' particularly tothat type of mausoleum in-Which therefi's a "plu-f ral'vity of burial crypts yassociated ina.single structure. v The particular invention lends it'-- self vto veaseand -simplicityfof construction Y and use, aswellas to economy andstability.

Those portions ofmau'soleums whichare eX-' posed to view may be of arich o'rexpensive 1- is a transversev vertical section through faymausoleum,a portion of Whlch is fomittedi Fig. 2 isa longitudinalvertical section.Y of a1 ments' which go to make up `infect thesejoints.

filed April 18, i928.

material While those po'rtionsvvhichl are not exposed lto view may be ofcheaper materi`al.

mavde for disinfectingv andcr'eleasin'g fumes or gases formed intheindividual crypt's.

When vthe structure is made up'of such in` dependentfelernents it is berigidly -held in place in themain 'struc-l turev and that the jointsbetween the ind-ividual elements and the individual 'crypte Ybecertainly, rigidly, and permanently supported.

Theseand other purposes may be' carriedV out by the present invention.`This applica-` tion 4is a division of Serial Number 270,881

In order to describe, but -not'lirnit7 the vention. an embodiment of itis'shown in the' accompanying drawings inwhich Figure'l Fig.` 3 is-alongitudinal horisi-nUle crypt.

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Zontal section of tWo crypts.

front plan 4 horizontal section through a front r'corner Where twocryptsjoin. 1 Fig. 6 is a vertical:

plan of a portion of `a Wall between'tvvo crypts. Fig. 7 is a verticalsection through a front corner Where tWo crypts join.

Provision "may la'lso be desirable 'that Vthey 8'jisja verticalv sectionthrough aportion of azwavllat' the rear of the crypts. p

yI vFti-gure 1"sshown a vmausoleum of four tiersoffcrypts, yone abovethe other. Suitable 'heavy foundations, preferably vof o cement,'fareprovided forthe outerV Wall. of the mausoleum. The upper portionfof theouter Wall'fmayconsist of a cement slab y2 facedv Witngranite, marbleor. a suitable ornamental material 3'; Withinthe Wall 2 'is-Qa AWall 4,'preferably of cernent,varranged to support the'elements ofthe crypts.Between the Walls y ,Y

'andds 'a Vvertical Ventilating channel 5V into which leads apassage-Way nearfthe ground and, from whchleads a passage-Way 7 nearthe'roof 8.l The passa-geeways'and 7 are'lpreerablyfprovided withygrills or gratn ingsfQ vwhich may bemade of brass, bronze, orfot'hersuitable noncorrosive m'etallVH l The mausoleum" may contain banks off-Acrypts at thev right, and at `the left, and one" or Achapel '10, and thestructureimay be one or more stories high. There is shown a foun` dation11 vvhich surrounds/ the three lsidesot1 from the outer foundation Wall1 to cooperate with it informing a support for the clyPfs. f

the cryptsmay be made up of top andbot- 13 suit ably `held Y togetherand' fin position by appropriate means.

for thecrypts and may -be'cove'red with plates or slabs 14 correspondingin material and i finish t'o thevvalls of the crypt. Each cryptWillpreferably bey large`V enough to contain alcaslze't'l landiinay beprovidedwith aclosing slab. land an ,ornamental inscription Bassingthrough the Walls are vchannels `18 from thevvallsof the` other crypts.

` `It will bev notedfro'mFi'gs. ,1, .2, and 3, Vthat the inner ends`iolthetop',.bottom', and Side/walls v12fajnd` -13. mayzextend into andvbe set inthe cement ofthe supportingwalleg.

thus: imparting rigidity to the Whole struc-V tom plates or slabs 12Vand side Walls or slabs plate V171,?Which' may be plain `4orvornamented.I

to carry nriousfumes-"from the crypts I'into may be added at the rear oftheicent'ral: hall the 'central hall 10, placedasuliicient distance fTheWalls Ltact as backs the vertical Ventilating channel 5. The Walls vof each lcrypt may be structurally separatev A ture. The rear plates 14,however, may merely rest against and be cemented to the walls 4, but itis preferred that they be more rigidly held in place by means of lugs ordowels 38 set in seats 39 drilled into the top, bottom, and side Walls12 and 13. These lugs 38 preferably are cylindrical at their bases whichseat in the holes 39 in the walls but are cut away so as to besemicylindrical in their projecting portions. The plates 14 may restagainst the fiat sides of these projecting portions and be held in placeby wires 40 passing around the lugs 38 and then beyond the plates 14being turned down as at 41. Likewise in this arrangement the platesengage the lugs and hold them rigidly in place and against removal ordisplacement. this arrangement the plates 14 are held rigidly andpermanently in place and are so set when the cement of the wall 4 ispoured. This arrangement is shown more clearly in detail in Fig. 8.

The arrangement for closing the crypt after the body has been placed .init is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 Means similar to thoseemployed for placing the slabs l14 in place may be employed for holdingthe inner sealing plates 14. To this end lugs 38el similar to the lugs38 are placed in holes 39a drilled in the top, bottom and side walls 12and 13 and turned with the ilat sides of their projecting ends towardthe outside of the crypt, that is toward the hall 10. The lugs 38a aresurrounded by wires 40El holding the sealing plate 16 in place againstlugs 38a. The outer ends 41a of the wires 40a are turned down againstthe plate 16 so as to rigidly hold it in place where it may bepermanently sealed by cement or other means.

Beveled slots 47 may be provided in the top, bottom, and side walls 12and 13, and likewise slots 48 may be provided in the sides of the outerornamental or inscription plates 17. Wires 49 having upturned ends 50and upturned intermediate portions 51 maybe put in place around theedges of the opening and the plates 17 then slid into position. Thedistance between the upturned ends 50 and upturned intermediate portions51 of the wires 49 is such that the slots 47 may be engaged by one ofthe upturned portions and the slots 48 by the other. These slots beingrelongated, allow the wire to be turned after plates 17 are in place, soas to cause the wire to properly engage the slots. he projecting ends 52of the wire, the original position of which is shown in dotted lines inFig. 6, may then be turned in along the edges of plate 17 and out ofsight and so be concealed and covered by the appropriate kcement orother sealing means which may be applied to permanently hold plate 17 inplace. The ends.

turned into theA opening along the edges of the plate 17 keep the wiresfrom turning so that the upturned portions cannot be disenthe ends ofthe walls 12 and 13 with harf monizing material. In Fig. 5 is shown oneway in which this may bedone. The wall 13 is illustrated as terminatingwithin the outer surface of the plate 17. In the outer end of the wall13 is a dovetailed slot or recess 53. A corresponding` dovetailed slotin recess 54 is formed in the ornamental covering strip or facing 55.Extending into both dovetailed slots 53 and 54 is a metal tie member 56having expanded ends and arranged to hold the strip 55 in properrelation with the wall 13. The dovetailed slot-s and the joint betweenthe two members, may, in addition, be iilled With cement or otherbinding material.

The outer faces of the plates 17 provide space for names or othersuitable memorials, and they may be plain or fancy or ornamented. Asindicated in the left of Fig. 4, suitable urns or vases 5'? may be, ifdesired, attached by a suitable means to said plates.

The various walls may be made of granite, marble, or other desired stoneor of bronze or other noncorrosive metal or of any other suitablematerial. Likewise the plates, dowels, wires, bolts, brackets, etc., maybe made of any suitable material but preferably of bronze 0r othernoncorrosive metal. It is preferred to have the entire structure .madeof materials which substantially do not deteriorate and are notdisintegrated or destroyed by exposure to air and moisture. rilhus themansoleum and its parts may be as nearly everlast` ing as possible.

Various changes, alterations, omissions and additions may be made in thevarious details here shown for illustrative purposes only.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a mausoleum, a crypt. rigidly held top, bottom and side walls,dowels set therein, plates resting against the dowels, and wiresfastening the dowels to the end plates.

2. In a mausoleum, a crypt, rigidly held top, bottom and side walls,dowels set therein, and plates resting against the dowels.

3. In a mausoleum, a crypt, rigidly held top, bottom and side walls,beveled slots therein, plates forming end walls, slots in the edges ofthe plates, wires having upturned portions to engage both slots.

DANIEL M. ROTHENBERGER.

